Beautiful woodblock entitled Horse in Armor and Butterfly by Tadashi Nakayama, many colors, made with many carved blocks and colors, silver and gold leaf, image of a standing horse head turned toward a butterfly, signed and dated 1972, print no. 28 of 75.

Size of art only: 33 1/4" high x 21 1/2" wide. Size of paper: 40" high x 27 1/2" wide.

Magnificent woodblock print of a running horse by Tadashi Nakayama, many colors, made with many carved blocks and colors, silver and gold leaf, image of a horse running through a field of poppies, untitled horse, print no. 47 of 75, signed and dated 1974.

Size of art only: 30 1/4" high x 21 1/2" wide. Size of paper: 38" high x 27 1/2" wide.

Wooden carving of Daruma or Bodhidharma, a Buddhist monk who lived in the 5th or 6th century CE. He is depicted as ill-tempered and is shown here with a deep frown as he meditates. This Daruma carving is painted with red, bronze, and gold lacquer paint and appears to have once been mounted as the top and bottom have holes carved into them and a metal rod going through it to be affixed to a structure, most likely a lamp. Meiji period 19th century. Size: 13" height, 11" length

Antique wooden carving, that once served as decoration to the front of an Burmese ox cart, depicting a being called a 'kinnaya' from Buddhist and Hindu mythology. Kinnaya are half-bird and half-human celestial musicians. Buddhists believe that Buddha was incarnate as a kinnaya four times in his existence. 19th century- Has stand. Size: 9.25" height, 16" length

Set of three woven baskets/containers originating from Burma, with black lacquer coating, two of which have small crossed pieces of wood on their bottoms and tops to act as a handle. Early 20th century. Size: (small) 3.25" tall, 5" wide (medium) 4" tall, 3.5" wide (large) 4.75" tall, 5" wide

Wonderful hand-carving from teak wood depicting Ganesha, the Hindu god of beginnings. He is easily identifiable by his elephant's head and four arms, two of which are shown holding his own broken tusks, and one of which is grasping his nose. He sits under an archway upon a hippopotamus with its head turned straight upward. Early 20th century (1900-1925) Size: 9.75" tall, 5.75" wide

An early 18th Century porcelain tea bowl and saucer decorated in underglaze blue with overgalze iron red and green enamels in "Verte Imari" style. This item was made in China for export to Europe early in the 18th Century, probably during the reign of the Yongzheng emperor (1723-1735). . Bowl: 4cm (1.5 inches) high; 7cm (2.75 inches) diameter. Saucer: 11.5cm (4.5 inches) diameter.

Beautiful porcelain vase with stout, ribbed body, deep red color with blue fleck, a glaze known as flambe, cream crackle glaze on foot, 19th century. Size: 9" tall, 7" wide

Beautiful porcelain vase with stout, ribbed body, bright red with blue and purple streaked glaze known as flambe, cream crackle glaze on foot, 19th century. Size: 9" tall, 7" wide

Rare wide brimmed Tibetan hat, meant to be worn by reincarnated lamas of a high-rank, called Tulku, who have the power to choose their manner of rebirth. It is covered in a copper/gold lacquer over incised designs with coiled dragons, flowers, and various Buddhist symbols. The inner part has pierced characters and a raised design, and is topped with a bronze and quartz finial with auspicious designs. Inside of hat has an illegible signature. 17th century Size: 14.75" wide, 6" tall

Standing Jizo Bosatsu in wood, yosegi-zukuri (joined-block wood construction), sculpted eyes, and finished in lacquer and gilt. Late-Muromachi/Momoyama Period ca. 1550. Loss of both hands and minor points of old wood loss, as well as heavy black-soot patination overall.

Height of Jizo figure only: 29.5 cm

An exquisitely sculpted, desirably patinated Jizo Bosatsu. The gilt-wood dais, not original to the Jizo piece, is included.

Absolutely rare and amazing pottery shisa ( foo dog, foo lion ) from the mid. Meiji Period, signed by the artist and covered with wonderful white Hagi glaze.

Do you find more impressive ones on the antique art market?

The figure shows a lot of artistic details (take a look on the teeth and the tongue). Hagi Ware Foo dogs are very rare.

No repairs, only a tiny piece of the tail is chipped off and some peaks of the teeth are missing, hard to notice! and it does not...

A fine 18th Century Kano school painting depicted peony flowers. Behind the scene is a stream. It is painted with pigments of green (rokusho), which has been richly used. The combination of red and white flower symbolizes good fortune. This subject was painted in life size and a very good example of Kano school peony painting.

It is in good condition with patina. A highly decorative piece.

Painting: 20 7/8” x 43” (53.0cm x 109.0cm)
Scroll: 26” x 76 1/2” (66.0cm x 194.0cm)...

Only one of a kind! Distorted half cylinder shaped (near kutsugata) tea bowl made of light, coarse unrefined Mino clay. It dates from the Momoyama Period.

The expertly thrown body is covered with the typical feldspatic shino glaze inside and outside, with the exception of the bottom' the roughly cut foot ring. A very minor iron oxide content of the clay has changed the white shino glaze to light pink (beni). This is absolutely rare. (Beni-shino is a variation of E-Shino and should not...

Standing Bato (Horse-Head) Kannon Bosatsu, the hands forming the Bato-in mudra and a horse head perched atop the Kannon figure's head, sculpted in relief from a brick-colored sandstone. Clearly dated to the 20th year of the Meiji Period (1887). Very minor old loss, with variegated lichen accumulation.

Height: 40 cm
Width: 18.5 cm
Depth: 12.5 cm

A colorful, vividly graphic 19th-century Bato-Kannon stone.

Chinese Qing dynasty ovoid form porcelain fish bowl decorated around the circumference in underglaze blue on a white ground with lotus seedpods and scrolling tendrils topped by a border of alternating pendant spear points and ruyi heads. The pot tapers to an unglazed, flat, slightly recessed base. The interior, rolled rim, and raised rib under the rim are all glazed white. This vessel could also be used as a scholar's scroll pot for storing rolled handscrolls. 7 1/8” high x 9 1/4” diamete...

Song Dynasty brown glaze with melded "pie-crust" under rim. Nice sheen to glaze. No cracks or chips and in very good condition. Diameter: 9 inches; height: 2 inches

Japanese woodblock print by Paul Jacoulet. Beautifully done and sought after in this market. Great condition, framed behind glass. Circa late 1940's Dimensions: 20 1/2" High X 16 1/2" Wide